Francis Marshall Ward
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Francis Marshall Ward (26 December 1830 - 5 April 1914[1]) was a bass singer, composer and musician who flourished mainly in Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire.
He was born on 26 December 1830, the son of Francis Ward (b. 1796) and Jessey Marshall (1796-1946). He was baptised on 24 January 1831 at St Michael’s Church, Lincoln. He was educated as a chorister in Lincoln Cathedral.
On 19 April 1853 he married Mary Hannah East in St Swithin's Church, Lincoln[2] and they had the following children
- Harry Marshall Ward (1854-1906)
- Elizabeth East Ward (b. 1855)
- Jessie Mary Ward (b. 1857)
- Tom Edgar Ernest Ward (1858-1901)
- Frank Sydney Ward (b. 1860)
- Lily M Ward (b. 1864)
- Nellie Ward (b. 1866)
In 1886 he was appointed conductor of the Philharmonic Choir for the Liverpool Exhibition.[3]
He died on 5 April 1914 at his home, 98 Melton Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham, and on 9 April was buried in the General Cemetery in Nottingham.